>Thanks for all the replies.  I'm sorry I haven't made myself clear.
>I'm more interested in what package you use to create your graphics
>as to how to produce one off labels.  I plan to build multiple units
>and will have panel labels made.  Is there a graphics package designed
>towards making panel layouts?  If I use Corel to import the autocad
>dxf, is there some graphics library out there for it that would have
>graduated potentiometer graphics and the like?

I guess it depends on what it is you intend to use to make the commercial
panels.

I went through a loop with a local company to get a couple of panels silk
screened as I wanted a professional finish for them, and they required a
post script file. I ended up doing this by configuring an HP post script
printer and then printing to file. The only problem with this was it is
limited to A3 (metric) paper size, which was not a problem in my case. There
are drivers out on the web that will do larger size.

Beyond this any package will do. However be aware that some CAD packages do
bold characters by drawing an outline and then filling it in with lots of
diagonal lines. This produces very large files with long processing time
that they silk screen makers do not like. You would be better off with a
package that will do the native fonts.

The short answer is to see what sort of electronic files your potential
panel maker prefers, and then work out how to produce those files with
whatever suits you.

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